Magyar népmesék

The Magyar népmesék (Hungarian Folk Tales) is a Hungarian animated series.
Each episode is based on a Hungarian folk tale. The creators (including Marcell Jankovics) paid special attention to using Hungarian folk motives in the episodes.

The language in the episodes features a lot of archaic and dialectical Hungarian words, phrases and sayings. Whether you are young or old, I suggest you to watch them, you can learn a lot. 🙂

népmese – folk tale
nép – people; folk
mesélni – to tell a story/tale; to narrate; to recount
mese
1) tale; fable
2) cartoon (also as ‘rajzfilm’)

rajzfilm – cartoon; animated cartoon
rajz – drawing
rajzolni – to draw

Mizu?

Mizu? [ˈmizu] – Wazzup?

Mizújs? [ˈmizuːjʃ] – Wazzup?

Mi az újság? [ˈmi ɑz uːjʃaːɡ] – What’s new?; What’s up?

Mi újság? [ˈmi uːjʃaːɡ] – What’s new?; What’s up?

 

Mi az újság? —> Mizújs? —> Mizu?

 

mi [ˈmi ]

1) we; us

2) what

 

új [ˈuːj] – new

újdonság [ˈuːjdonʃaːɡ] – newness; novelty

újság [ˈuːjʃaːɡ]

1) newspaper

2) newness; novelty

3) news (fresh information)

összeröffenés

összeröffenés [ˈøssɛrøffɛneːʃ]

– get-together; gathering; friendly meeting; party (slang)

[Literally::: together-grunting]

 

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össze- [ˈøssɛ] – together

összejönni [ˈøssɛjønni] – to get together; to gather

összejövetel [ˈøssɛjøvɛtɛl] – get-together; gathering; party; meeting

találkozó [tˈɑlaːlkozoː] – meeting; gathering

találkozás [tˈɑlaːlkozaːʃ] – meeting

találkozni [tˈɑlaːlkozni] – to meet

talizni [tˈɑlizni] – to meet meeting (slang)

tali [tˈɑli] – meeting (slang)

röffenteni [rˈøffɛntɛni] – to grunt (only one sound)

röffentés [rˈøffɛnteːʃ] – grunting; grunt

röffenés [rˈøffɛneːʃ] – grunting; grunt

röfögés [rˈøføɡeːʃ] – grunting; grunt (long grunting)

röfögni [rˈøføɡni] – to grunt (longer; for a longer time)

röff [rˈøff] – a grunt (that one sound)

Kívül tágasabb!

Kívül tágasabb! [ˈkiːvyl ˈtaːɡɑʃɑbː]

Translation:
Outside is more spacious! | It is more spacious outdoors!

Meaning:
I want you to leave! | You should leave (now)! | Get out!

kível [ˈkiːvel] – outside; outdoors (dialectical) 
kívül [ˈkiːvyl]
1) outside; outdoors
2) without; beside; apart from

legtágasabb [ˈlɛɡtˈaːɡɑʃɑbː] – most spacious; most roomy
tágasabb [ˈtaːɡɑʃɑbː] – more spacious; more roomy
tágas [ˈtaːɡɑʃ] – spacious; roomy; ample; airy
tág [ˈtaːɡ]
1) wide; slack; loose; broad
2) spacious; roomy; capacious; ample; airy

gyümölcs

gyümölcs [ɟˈymøltʃ] – fruit
gimilc; gyimilcs [ɟˈimiltʃ] – fruit (12th century Hungarian)

gyümölcsíz [ɟˈymøltʃˈiːz] – jam
gyümölcsízű [ɟˈymøltʃˈyː] – fruity
gyümölcslé [ɟˈymøltʃlˈeː] – juice
gyümölcslepény [ɟˈymøltʃlˈɛpeːɲ] – tart
gyümölcsmag [ɟˈymøltʃmˈɑɡ] – (fruit) pip
gyümölcsös [ɟˈymøltʃøʃ] – orchard
gyümölcsöskert [ɟˈymøltʃøʃkˈɛrt] – orchard
gyümölcspép [ɟˈymøltʃpˈeːp] – (fruit) pulp
gyümölcsprés [ɟˈymøltʃprˈeːʃ] – squeezer
gyümölcstermesztés [ɟˈymøltʃtˈɛrmɛsteːʃ] – pomology
gyümölcstest [ɟˈymøltʃtˈɛʃt] – receptacle

gyümölcsöző [ɟˈymøltʃøzøː] – productive

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íz [ˈiːz] – taste
lé [lˈeː]
1) liquor (also as lő – in some dialects)
2) money (slang)

lepény [lˈɛpeːɲ] – pie
mag [mˈɑɡ]
1) seed; pip
2) kernel; core

kert [kˈɛrt] – garden; yard
pép [pˈeːp] – puree; pulp; squash
prés [prˈeːʃ] – stamp; ram; press
préselni [prˈeːʃelni] – to squeeze; to press
termesztés [tˈɛrmɛsteːʃ] – growing
termeszteni [tˈɛrmɛstɛni]– to grow; to raise; to cultivate
teremni [tˈɛremni] – to yield; to produce (crop)
terem
1) yields; produces [tˈɛrem]
2) hall; classroom [tˈɛrɛm]

test [tˈɛʃt] – body

napéjegyenlőség

napéjegyenlőség [ˈnɑpeːjeɟɛnløːʃeːɡ] – equinox; aequinoctium

[Literally::: day-night-equality]

 

tavaszi napéjegyenlőség [ˈtɑvɑsi nɑpeːjeɟɛnløːʃeːɡ] – vernal equinox; (spring) equinox

nyári napforduló [ˈɲaːri nɑpforduloː] – (summer) solstice

őszi napéjegyenlőség [ˈøːsi nɑpeːjeɟɛnløːʃeːɡ] – (autumn) equinox

téli napforduló [ˈteːli nɑpforduloː] – (winter) solstice; midwinter

 

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tavasz [ˈtɑvɑs] – spring

nyár [ˈɲaːr] – summer

ősz [ˈøːs] – autumn

tél [ˈteːl] – winter

szaracén

olasz – Italian
talján – Italian (archaic)

szlovák – Slovak
tót – Slovak (archaic)

szerb – Serbian
rác – Serbian (archaic)

francia – French
fráncius; francus – French (archaic)

angol – English
ánglius; ánglis – English (archaic)

lengyel – Polish
polyák – Polish (archaic)

román – Romanian
oláh – Romanian (archaic)

orosz – Russian
muszka – Russian (archaic)

arab – Arab
afrikai – African
szaracén – African, Arab or any Muslim person (archaic)
szerecsen – African, Arab or any Muslim person (archaic)

moszlim – Muslim
muszlim – Muslim
muzulmán – Muslim (archaic)
mohamedán – Muslim (archaic)

som

Homemade ‘som szirup’ and ‘som lekvár’ is on its way! 😉

som – cornel
szirup; szörp – syrup
lekvár – jam; marmalade
dzsem – jam; marmalade
gyümölcsíz – jam; marmalade [Literally::: fruit-taste]

kerékpárút

The new bike path in my hometown in South Slovakia (Felvidék). You can see that the town sign is written in two languages, Slovak – Rimavská Sobota and Hungarian – Rimaszombat. That is because Slovakia was part of the old Hungarian Kingdom for many centuries and in South Slovakia there are still cca half miliion Hungarians living there, including me and my family. 🙂

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kerékpárút – bike path; bikeway; cycle track; bike lane
bicikliút – bike path; bikeway; cycle track; bike lane (slang)
bicajos út – bike path; bikeway; cycle track; bike lane (slang)

kerékpár – bicycle
[Literally::: a pair of wheels; wheel-pair]

bicikli – bicycle (slang)
bicaj – bicycle (slang)
Other slang expressions for the word “bicycle” can be found here.

szülőváros – hometown
várostábla – town sign
Felvidék

nyakigláb

nyakigláb [ˈɲɑkiglaːb]

 

A nyakigláb is a really tall (and sometimes also skinny) person. The word literally means ‘all leg from the bottom to the neck’.

 

nyakig [ˈɲɑkig] – up to the neck

nyak [ˈɲɑk] – neck

láb [ˈlaːb] – leg; foot